Africa records two million coronavirus cases amid fears of fresh surge
Africa has surpassed two million confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases as health officials warn of infections starting to creep up again into a second surge.
Second wave
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday that the 54-country continent has seen more than 48,000 deaths from coronavirus. The continent of 1.3bn people is being warned against “prevention fatigue” as countries loosen pandemic restrictions to ease their economies’ suffering and more people travel.
The Africa CDC director this week openly worried that the level of mask-wearing has gone down and called that dangerous.
“We don’t know how high the second peak will come”, John Nkengasong said on Monday.
While the world takes hope from recent news about promising coronavirus vaccines, African health officials also worry that the continent will suffer as richer countries buy up supplies.
Read on...
Several African countries have confirmed virus cases in the six figures. South Africa leads with more than 750,000, while Morocco has more than 300,000, Egypt more than 110,000, and Ethiopia more than 100,000.
Kenya is the latest concern as it sees a fresh surge in cases.
At least four doctors died on Saturday alone, leading a powerful health union in the country to threaten a nationwide strike starting next month.
Africa has conducted nearly 20 million coronavirus tests since the pandemic began but shortages mean the true number of infections is unknown.
We know everyone is suffering under the Tories - but the Canary is a vital weapon in our fight back, and we need your support
The Canary Workers’ Co-op knows life is hard. The Tories are waging a class war against us we’re all having to fight. But like trade unions and community organising, truly independent working-class media is a vital weapon in our armoury.
The Canary doesn’t have the budget of the corporate media. In fact, our income is over 1,000 times less than the Guardian’s. What we do have is a radical agenda that disrupts power and amplifies marginalised communities. But we can only do this with our readers’ support.
So please, help us continue to spread messages of resistance and hope. Even the smallest donation would mean the world to us.
-
Show Comments
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to leave a comment.Join the conversationPlease read our comment moderation policy here.
I pray to god that Africa would soon recover this pandemic situation due to outbreak of COVID-19. Recently, I came to know about a noble NGO, called: Thrive For Good. Thrive For Good is a non-profit organization with a mission to end hunger in Africa and Kenya. Through their life-garden project, they are bringing thousands of impoverished adults and children proper food and nutrition. For more details, you may please visit: https://thriveforgood.org/